Term 2 Week 7 Newsletter 2025

Important Dates

Character Virtue:   JOYFULNESS
What it looks like:  Joyful is not just feeling happy because something good happens.  It means deciding to see the good in situations, finding enjoyment in life's samll moments.
What it means:  Joyfulness means deciding to see the good in situations, finding enjoyment in life's small moments and sharing that joy with others.
Why it is important:  Joyfulness is important because it is normal to feel sad sometimes, but being joyful, we see the fruits of the Holy Spirit in all situations in our lives.

From the Principal

Dear Parents,

Welcome to a short Week 7.

Our staff had a productive day of professional learning today, and we appreciate the support of our families for the changes made to your normal weekly routine.

I'd like to extend my thanks to the following staff for their dedication:
- Kindergarten staff and Mrs Danielle Dann for their work in preparing
  our Kindergarten students for their outstanding nursery rhyme performances.
- Mrs Sue Nuttall and our school chess coach, Mr Mark Nuttall, for taking our
  champion chess team to the competition at Orana Heights last Monday.
- Our Year 5 team for taking on a less-than-pleasant Bathurst winter’s day for
  the Year 5 Goldfields Excursion.
                                                 - Our Year 1 team for putting on a great fairy tale day for our Year 1 students
                                                    on Friday.

Kindergarten Enrolments 2026 - Enrolment interviews for siblings of current students will commence tomorrow.

Winter Uniform - Children will commence wearing their winter uniform on Monday, 16th June - Week 8.

Religious Education

Year 6 Pre-Confirmation Retreat
We thank Mrs Elissa Burden and Year 10 students from St. Johns College who led our Year 6 children in a pre-Confirmation Retreat last week. It was an excellent opportunity for our students to engage with their faith and develop an awareness of what it means to be confirmed in the Catholic church. 

Year 6 Religion Test
Every year, all Year 6 students across the diocese participate in a Year 6 Religious Education Test. This will take place on Wednesday, 18th June. 

2025 Sacraments
A reminder of important dates coming up for the 2025 Confirmation class: 
Confirmation enrolment Weekends are on the 18th/19th May and 24th/25th May. (Families need to attend one of the Masses over these weekends to enrol). 
Preparation Sessions are as follows. Families need to attend one session per week and are able to change times/days across the weeks.
These sessions are held at St. Brigid's Hall:

Week 1 - Tuesday 10th June @ 6.15pm, Wednesday 11th June @ 4.30pm or Sunday 15th June @ 10am 

Week 2 - Tuesday 17th June @ 6.15pm, Wenesday 18th June @ 4.30pm or Sunday 22nd June @ 10am

Week 3 - Tuesday 24th June @ 6.15pm, Wednesday 25th June @ 4.30pm or Sunday 29th June @ 10am 

Confirmation Practice is scheduled for Tuesday, 22nd July @ 6.15 pm at St. Brigid's Church. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Rosie Hosking (Sacramental Coordinator) or myself at;
Rosie - sacraments.dubbo@cdob.org.au
Tim - t.keady@bth.catholic.edu.au

ST. BRIGID'S PARISH - MASS TIMES: 
St Brigid's:  Saturday - 5pm, Sunday - 9am and Sunday - 5pm
St. Laurence's Church:  Sunday - 7.30am

Sport

CPS Cross Country
Best of luck to the following students, who will compete at the Polding Cross Country Trials at Eastern Creek tomorrow:  Lucinda, Maddix, Cooper, Charlie, Lexi, Roy, Slater and Emily.

Years 3 to 6 Athletics Carnival - Monday, 23rd June - Barden Park
Please fill out the Nomination Form (Due:  Friday, 13th June) for your child to compete in the 2025 school Athletics Carnival.
Make sure to complete a separate form for each of your children and select the appropriate races when nominating.
Please note that the 1500m event will be held at 8.30am on the day of the carnival. Students nominating will need to arrive at the venue prior to the scheduled start time of the carnival to compete. This year an advancement time has been added to the Western Region Carnival for 1500m requiring students to complete it within a time in order to progress to the next level. 

All students are expected to race in their 100m age event on the day. Finalists in field events will be announced once our trial days have been completed.

**The age group will be determined by what age your child will be turning in 2025.

**Year 2 students, who are members of an Athletics Club and are turning 8, can nominate for the 200m, 800m & 1500m events (competing with Jnr students).    Thank you, Sports Committee

Awards

The Dubbo Eisteddfod
 KINDERGARTEN NURSERY RHYMES

STUDENT OF THE WEEK:

HOUSE AWARDS:
Congratulations to the following students for gaining 10 points for
their Sports House for exemplary behaviour:

Attendance

School Fees

Community News

BIRTHDAYS:
Celebrating their birthday this week are:
Nihara, Ava, Imogen, Vera, Maggie, Charlotte, Harvey, Aidan, William,
Gracie, Leila and Mrs Margaret McKenzie.
We hope you enjoy your birthday!

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Help Me Help My Teen - This 2-hour event, based on Maggie’s latest book, is a reassuring, practical guide for parents, carers, and educators to help teenagers navigate adolescence and grow into confident, capable adults.

Maggie will provide clear and compassionate ‘what to do’ advice for some of the most difficult, sensitive topics – such as technology use, sex, drugs and alcohol, dropped school grades, school refusal, mental health and identity – and shows us how we can provide a safe and supportive environment for all our teens.

NOTE: Sensitive topics are discussed. Teens 13+ can attend with their parent/s or carers at their discretion. All attendees require a ticket.          

Canteen

MunchMonitor - We encourage all families to use the MunchMonitor online program for lunch orders. 

We Are Allergy Aware

Anaphylaxis is a severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. We want to do our best to keep those at risk, as safe as possible. We have several children at our school who have allergies to peanuts and tree-nuts.
It is important for the safety of these children that we ask that you don't send any nuts or nut products to school.
This includes foods such as peanut butter, Nutella, hazelnut spreads, trail mix or muesli bars/biscuits that contain nuts.

Please help us maintain the health and well-being of all our students by considering this information when packing lunches for your child.

We appreciate your support.

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